Genome-wide profiling of short tandem repeat somatic instability reveals associations with age, sex and brain-related traits
Jialu Hu, Richard Mantey, Hengyuan Guo, Ahmed M. Sidky, Maryam Touhidinia, Tanzeem Butt, Roohollah Sobhani, Santiago Estrada, Kristian Händler, Shixiao Zhao, Xuequn Shang, Elena De Domenico, Marc Beyer, Monique M.B. Breteler, N. Ahmad Aziz
The paper introduces searchSTR, a tool for genome-wide STR somatic instability analysis, and finds associations between STR instability and age, sex, brain morphology, and neurodegeneration markers.
medRxiv · Nov 13, 2025 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine